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...corners and break rules to gain unfair advantage over American businesses, big and small, that don't. The ConsumerProductsSafetyCommission collects millions of dollars in penalties every year from U.S. companies that import or sell products...

...phones and other gadgets. Dell, the world's largest PC maker, announced the recall Monday night with the ConsumerProductsSafetyCommission. It was the largest electronics-related recall involving the federal agency. The batteries were shipped...

...was destroyed. Honeywell maintains its heaters are safe and the recall came as an agreement with the ConsumerProductsSafetyCommission. A spokesman with DeLonghi USA, which manufactures the majority of the U.S. market's oil-filled...

...heat detectors. Equally as important as obtaining them is keeping them in working order. A study by the ConsumerProductsSafetyCommission found that one in five smoke detectors in American homes either had dead batteries or was disconnected...

...common in infants who sleep on their stomachs and sleep on or near bedding that is extra fluffy. So the ConsumerProductsSafetyCommission, in conjunction with Mattel, is sponsoring a national education campaign that, among other things, recommends...

...EPA permit. ''The EPA wouldn't want it burned or buried,'' he said. While neither the EPA nor the ConsumerProductsSafetyCommission has endorsed painting or staining as a solution to the treated wood, both have referred to the practice...

...we want to make sure we're doing it right so when they emulate them, they'll do it the right way."ConsumerProductsSafetyCommission Chair Inez Tenenbaum started a pilot program this year to replace helmets 10 years or older for youth leagues...

...that they don't have to be concerned about lead levels with their child," Bouknight said. The federal ConsumerProductsSafetyCommission has recalled everything from magnets, toy cars and dolls this year to Jeff Gordon collectible mini-helmets...

...than a dozen wrongful death suits involving its oil-filled heaters. In 1998, under pressure from the ConsumerProductsSafetyCommission, the company recalled 1.6 million heaters because of an overheating problem which could lead to fires...